Seattle University School of Law
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| Established | 1972 |
| School type | Private, Jesuit |
| Parent endowment | $215 Million |
| Dean | Annette Clark |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Enrollment | 781 full-time, 201 part-time |
| Faculty | 64 full-time, 134 adjunct |
| USNWR ranking | 113 (tied) |
| Bar pass rate | 81.9% (WA state average is 82%) |
| Website | www.law.seattleu.edu |
Seattle University School of Law (formerly the University of Puget Sound School of Law) in Seattle, Washington is a professional graduate school affiliated with Seattle University, the Northwest's largest independent university.
The School is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Students pursue a Juris Doctor (J.D.). Alumni of Seattle University School of Law practice in all 50 U.S. states and 18 foreign countries.
According to Seattle University School of Law's 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 41.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.
Seattle University's 42-acre (170,000 m2) campus is located in the First Hill area of Seattle.
Sullivan Hall, home to the School of Law, is a five story building housing the law school and law library on the eastern boundary of Seattle University campus. It features a street-front law clinic, media-equipped classrooms, law library, full courtroom, and activity areas. The court room is used for class, mock trials and actual court proceedings administrated by local judges.
According to the law professor blog, The Faculty Lounge, based on 2012 ABA data, only 47.1% of graduates obtained full-time, long term, bar admission required positions (i.e., jobs as lawyers), 9 months after graduation, ranking 147th out of 197 law schools.
Law school rankings of Seattle University School of Law include:
A feasibility study conducted by University of Puget Sound in 1971 revealed that Western Washington was the largest metropolitan area in the United States served by a single law school (University of Washington School of Law). Consequently, on December 20, 1971, the University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees voted to establish a school of law. Three weeks later, they announced the appointment of Joseph Sinclitico as the School of Law's first dean. Dean Sinclitico arranged to rent facilities in the new Benaroya Business Park on South Tacoma Way and hired Anita Steele to build a 50,000-volume library. He had a brochure printed up, hoping to entice 335 students to enroll for classes in the fall. Less than eight months later, on September 5, 1972, 427 students showed up for the first day of classes. Six months after the opening of classes, the law school made history when it received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association in record time. Judge George Boldt, chairman of the school's first Board of Visitors, summed up the excitement shared by faculty and students alike: "All of us feel that creation of the school has been nothing short of a miracle."
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